Sea of claret and blue as fans turn out for Villa victory parade - live updates

Summary

Thousands of Aston Villa fans have filled Birmingham's streets for a jubilant celebration of the club's Europa League victory
The screens and barriers are already stowed away and remnants of confetti now cover Birmingham's Centenary Square
Earlier the team has lifted the Europa League trophy to cheers - Tyrone Mings has said the last 24 hours were "one hell of a party"
Fans have turned out with flags and flares as they celebrate the club's first major European trophy since 1982
"I'm just over the moon, it means everything", one fan tells the BBC, while another says "it was the best night of my life"

Live Reporting

Written by Vanessa Pearce and Alex McIntyre, edited by John Newton

Prince William offers 'huge congratulations' to Villa after cheering team on in Istanbulpublished at 08:59 BST 21 May

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Royalty watched on as Aston Villa secured the Europa League trophy in Turkey - with Prince William seen punching the air in celebration as the team put three past Freiburg.
"Amazing night!! Huge congratulations to all the players, team, staff and everyone connected to the club! 44 years since the last taste of European silverware!" the Prince of Wales wrote on social media soon after.
He also pays tribute specifically to injured midfielder Boubacar Kamara, who he says is "integral" and "helped lay the foundations of this success".
William started supporting Villa during his school days in Berkshire, choosing a team further afield as he did not want to follow the crowd. He was born 26 days after Villa's historic European Cup final win against Bayern Munich on 26 May 1982.
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The prince even made his way into the Villa dressing room to offer some pre-match motivation, according to the club's captain John McGinn.
"He is just a normal guy. It’s great to have his support and hopefully it continues and tonight he can have a couple of drinks with us, and maybe get his credit card out at the end of the night," McGinn joked after the final whistle.
Are you an Aston Villa fan? Are you at club’s victory parade? Let us knowpublished at 08:51 BST 21 May

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Goosebump-inducing atmosphere in Istanbulpublished at 08:45 BST 21 May
Steve Hermon
BBC Radio WM commentator

I have never known adrenaline like it. When sunrise hit at 05:35 hit in Istanbul this morning, there was a call to prayer coming from the mosques in the area surrounding where I am, mixed in with the chanting from Aston Villa fans coming from the distance.
You could still hear them in the city centre.
The atmosphere in the stadium was absolutely unreal. Goosebump-inducing. The Aston Villa fans in the stadium were incredible throughout.
Two guys from Sutton Coldfield in front of me had paid over £1,000 each, but said they didn’t regret it.
One of them was FaceTiming his son throughout the celebrations - you couldn’t do that in 1982. A father-son moment a thousand miles apart.
A European final in five photos: How Villa secured the Europa League trophypublished at 08:40 BST 21 May

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Aston Villa arrived in Istanbul hoping to secure the club's first European trophy since 1982
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A Youri Tielemans volley kickstarted Villa's charge for the trophy when it found the bottom corner of the Freiburg net in the 41st minute
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Argentinian midfielder Emi Buendia extended Villa's lead on the stroke of half-time
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The tie was all but over when Morgan Rogers stole in to poke Villa's final goal home midway into the second half
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The 3-0 result was celebrated in front of nearly 11,000 Villa fans who had made the journey to Istanbul

When is the parade happening?published at 08:31 BST 21 May

The parade will begin on Branston Street in the Jewellery Quarter at 16.30 BST, travelling through Sand Pits, Broad Street and Centenary Square.
It will have three open-top buses, with the lead bus dressed in blue, carrying media, followed by a claret bus with the players. A third blue bus carrying staff will complete the convoy.
A trophy lift will also take place as the centrepiece of the parade, the club says.
The parade is expected to last between 60 and 90 minutes and supporters have been encouraged not to drive to the event.
Aston Villa are covering all costs associated with the event.
More details, including a list of road closures, can be found here.
'It was magical' - fans react to historic winpublished at 08:26 BST 21 May

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Nearly 11,000 Villa fans watched Villa seal the Europa League trophy with victory in Turkey
BBC Radio WM has been hearing from fans across the world this morning as Aston Villa bring home their first major trophy in decades.
John, who was in Istanbul for the final, says the win was everything he had dreamed of.
"It was a fantastic win. Absolutely brilliant. It will be remembered for years to come," he says.
But fans who were not part of the 11,000 inside Beşiktaş Park still had their moment.
Owusu Boakye Amando, head of Aston Villa supporters in Ghana, tells the BBC how fans 4,000 miles away felt.
He says: "Yesterday was one of our best moments in life. What a time to support Aston Villa.
"Around 4pm in the evening, we all chanted songs and cheering up the boys. It was amazing - what a time to be alive."
Kevin Evans, from Bilston, adds: "It was magical, it's a feeling I can't even describe today. I'm suffering a bit - sore throat, headache, but I don't care."

Birmingham awaits sea of claret and blue as Aston Villa celebrates European successpublished at 08:22 BST 21 May

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Aston Villa's 3-0 win in the Europa League final has left Birmingham buzzing, with celebrations lasting late into the night and continuing again on Thursday.
A victory parade will be held in the city when players return from Istanbul later in the afternoon - we'll have more on the route the bus will be taking in our next few posts.
We'll be running live updates throughout the day, covering the parade and all the build-up as fans celebrate the squad's first European victory since 1982.
Up the Villa!